From my seat at the Big Blog, it’s been nothing short of breathtaking to watch how ordinary people with a good idea and some basic Web skills have turned moments of political passion into art, fun, even profit. More than anything that has come out of the campaigns themselves, that has been the most significant Web story of the last year.

But now that a president has been chosen, where will these tech-savvy leaders direct their newfound energy?

Already there are hints they will use their skills not just to celebrate our new president, but to assist his administration and promote popular directions for change.

The way this is headed, we might be approaching a period of unprecedented civic engagement in this country.

Or, this might all be a fad. A phase. A moment. Or a honeymoon. The collective voices of the Internet can turn on someone or something at a moment’s notice. They turned on George W. Bush after the start of the Iraq War and never looked back. Could the same happen to Obama?